A stainless steel tube with an outside diameter of 60 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm is used as a compression member. If the axial normal stress in the member must be limited to 200 MPa, determine the maximum load P that the member can support.
Solution:
We are given the following values:
Outside Diameter,DWall Thickness,tInside Diameter,dMaximum Axial Stress,σ=60 mm=5 mm=D−2t=60 mm−2(5 mm)=50 mm=200 MPa=200 mm2N
The cross-sectional area of the stainless-steel tube is
AAA=4π(D2−d2)=4π[(60 mm)2−(50 mm)2]=863.938 mm2
The normal stress in the tube can be expressed as
σ=AP
The maximum normal stress in the tube must be limited to 200 MPa. Using 200 MPa as the allowable normal stress, rearrange this expression to solve for the maximum load P.
PmaxPmaxPmaxPmaxPmax=σmaxA=(200 MPa)(863.938 mm2)=(200 mm2N)(863.938 mm2)=172788 N=172.8 kN (Answer)
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